Life After Boeing: Embraer’s CEO On Going It Alone

Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto
Credit: Embraer
Francisco Gomes Neto was baptized into the aviation industry by fire. The veteran auto industry executive was appointed CEO of Embraer in April 2019, as the Brazilian company was selling an 80% stake in its commercial airplanes business to Boeing. In early 2020, the COVID-19 crisis decimated demand...
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Joe Anselmo has been Editorial Director of the Aviation Week Network and Editor-in-Chief of Aviation Week & Space Technology since 2013. Based in Washington, D.C., he directs a team of more than two dozen aerospace journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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